(Nairobi) – The acquittal in Côte d’Ivoire of former Ivorian first lady Simone Gbagbo for crimes against humanity based on a process marred by fair trial concerns and a critical lack of evidence shows the importance of the International Criminal Court’s case against her, Human Rights Watch said ...

The African Union made headlines Tuesday for purportedly agreeing to mass withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. The reality is more complex. The decision by AU member states welcomes the announced withdrawals by South Africa, Burundi, and Gambia, adopts the “ICC withdrawal strategy,” ...

Language English Français Summary “We want to end impunity in Ivory Coast. No one is above the law. All those that committed blood crimes will be punished... There will be no exceptions.” —Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, Dakar, May 2011 In October 2015, Ivorians gave President Alassane ...

A slew of African countries reaffirmed their backing for the International Criminal Court (ICC) during the past two days, giving much-needed support to the court in the wake of recently announced withdrawals by South Africa, Burundi, and Gambia. Expand The entrance of the International Criminal ...

(Nairobi) – Burundi has taken a major step backward by officially withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, Human Rights Watch said today. Other African ICC members should distance themselves from Burundi ’s withdrawal and affirm their support for justice for victims of the gravest crimes. ...

Français Language English Summary In October 2011, judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) authorized the court’s prosecutor to open an investigation into crimes committed during Côte d’Ivoire’s 2010-2011 post-election crisis. The crisis began after former President Laurent Gbagbo, having ...

July 17, the Day of International Criminal Justice, is the anniversary of the Rome Statute, which paved the way for the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Anniversaries are often cause for celebration, but the ICC—the world’s only permanent tribunal set up to try atrocity crimes—is ...

Language English Français Côte d’Ivoire has not yet delivered justice for victims of grave crimes by both sides in the country’s 2010-2011 post-election crisis. President Alassane Ouattara and his new justice minister, Sansan Kambile, should strengthen the country’s justice system so it can deliver ...

Français Param-Preet Singh of Human Rights Watch considers that too little has been done to deliver justice for the human rights violations committed during the electoral crisis of 2010-2011. Five years ago, Côte d'Ivoire’s was embroiled in a five month civil war, where both sides committed ...

(Abidjan) – Côte d’Ivoire has not yet delivered justice for victims of grave crimes by both sides in the country’s 2010-2011 post-election crisis, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. President Alassane Ouattara and his new justice minister, Sansan Kambile, should strengthen the ...

movements. The Guéré ethnic group native to much of the region fled en masse from their villages ... immigrants and Ivorians from northern and central ethnic groups fled en masse from the southern half ...

Français As the African Union summit closed on January 31, 2016, Kenyan media ignited with reports that the African Union endorsed mass withdrawal of African countries from the International Criminal Court. But the reality is a lot less newsworthy than the main source – Kenya’s President Uhuru ...

(The Hague) – The International Criminal Court trial of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and his former youth minister, Charles Blé Goudé, which begins on January 28, 2016, shows that justice can reach those who once appeared untouchable, Human Rights Watch said today. Expand Victims of the ...